grifter[noun]Synonyms: swindler, cheat, confidence man, con man, defrauder, diddler, double-dealer, gyp, sharper, trickster
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
grif‧ter /ˈɡrɪftə $ -ər/
noun [countable][
Date: 1900-2000;
Origin: grift 'hard work' (20-21 centuries), perhaps from graft 'dishonest practices']
American English informal someone who dishonestly obtains something, especially money
—grift verb [transitive] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲